Igor Tudor set for Tottenham caretaker role until season close

By Martin Graham

Igor Tudor has reached an settlement to take cost of Tottenham on an interim foundation by to the conclusion of the marketing campaign.

The choice follows the removing of Thomas Frank earlier within the week, with the north London aspect sitting 5 factors away from the relegation positions.

BBC Sport sources point out the membership had been eager to have a short lived head coach put in forward of the squad’s return to coaching on Monday.

Tudor has been with no function since his departure from Juventus in October 2025, a dismissal that got here after an eight-game stretch with no victory, which left the Turin membership eighth in Serie A.

Now aged 47, the Croatian brings a broad teaching background, having beforehand labored at golf equipment together with Lazio, Marseille, Galatasaray and Udinese.

Causes behind Tottenham’s selection

Tottenham’s curiosity in Tudor was formed by his status for producing swift turnarounds, one thing he has managed at a number of earlier appointments.

His sole managerial honour got here in 2013, when he guided Hajduk Cut up to victory within the Croatian Cup, having been appointed shortly earlier than the ultimate.

As a participant, Tudor spent 9 years with Juventus, gathering two Serie A titles and showing within the 2003 Champions League last, the place the Italian giants completed runners-up.

He started and ended his taking part in profession with Hajduk Cut up, stepping away from skilled soccer on the age of 30 in 2008 because of persistent ankle points.

Alongside his time at his boyhood membership, he additionally spent mortgage durations with Trogir in Croatia and Siena in Italy.

Current teaching document and future potentialities

Tudor’s most up-to-date spell at Juventus ended after a tough opening to the season, with the membership enduring eight matches with out success throughout all competitions and slipping to twenty fifth within the Champions League league part.

Throughout two Serie A campaigns, he recorded eight victories from 17 matches, giving him a 47.1% success fee, which was decrease than his returns throughout shorter spells at Lazio and in Ligue 1 with Marseille.

Regardless of that, his preliminary months in Turin had been extra optimistic, as a run of 1 loss in 9 fixtures after his March 2025 arrival helped safe qualification for Europe’s prime competitors.

In France, Tudor oversaw Marseille’s rise to 3rd place, ending behind Paris St-Germain and Lens, whereas gathering a better factors complete than the membership managed after they ended the earlier season as runners-up.

Tottenham had additionally examined different short-term candidates, together with former Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic and ex-Pink Bull Leipzig supervisor Marco Rose.

Ought to Tudor impress throughout his short-term tenure, the membership could think about extending his keep, though Mauricio Pochettino is considered as a robust contender for the everlasting function as soon as his United States nationwide crew contract expires after the summer season World Cup, with Roberto de Zerbi one other identify into account following his current departure from Marseille.

Martin Graham is an MFF sports activities author